นี้
níiMeanings
1determinerA1
this (near speaker)
Used after a noun or classifier to identify something close to the speaker.
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลังหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: building; house; structureนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)
This house belongs to me.
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This shirt is yours, isn't it?
This bag belongs to the teacher; please leave it in front of the room.
This problem is something we must solve before anything else.
2PronounA1
this one
a pronoun referring to something close to the speaker
Examples
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I’ll take this one.
This is exactly what I’ve been looking for.
May I try this one?
3determinerA2
this; the present (time/topic)
used after a noun to indicate the current item, time, or topic (e.g., year/issue at hand)
Examples
ปีนี้bpii-níiปีนี้bpii-níi1this year2this year; during the current yearโรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toเปิดเทอมbpə̀ət-təəmเปิดเทอมbpə̀ət-təəm1start of term2[to] start a term; reopen (school)ช้าลงcháa-longช้าลงcháa-long1[to] slow down; become slower2more slowly
This year the school will start the term later.
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This issue contains a special article about health.
This week we will have team meetings every morning.
For this agenda item, we will consider the annual budget plan.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
níi
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |